Welcome to Aiken Summit ...

Aiken Summit is located in Henry County<1>.

The location of Aiken Summit has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Aiken Summit, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Aiken Summit is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Aiken Summit lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Aiken Summit lies within the (276) area code.

Communities near Aiken Summit ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Aiken Summit.

• Danville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Danville is located in Danville City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,869 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Danville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
• Eden
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Eden is located in Rockingham County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,867 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Eden
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <4>
• Reidsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Reidsville is located in Rockingham County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,993 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Reidsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reidsville <4>
• Martinsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Martinsville is located in Martinsville City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,355 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Martinsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <4>
• Wentworth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wentworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wentworth is located in Rockingham County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Wentworth
• Mayodan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayodan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mayodan is located in Rockingham County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayodan
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Mayodan
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayodan <4>
• Stoneville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoneville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stoneville is located in Rockingham County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Stoneville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoneville <4>
• Ridgeway
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Ridgeway is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Ridgeway
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeway <4>
• Axton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Axton is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axton
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Axton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Axton <4>
• Draper ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Draper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Draper is located in Rockingham County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Aiken Summit. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Aiken Summit.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Aiken Summit. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Aiken Summit.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Aiken Summit. See our Newspapers Page for Aiken Summit.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Aiken Summit ...

Looking for more information about Aiken Summit? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Aiken Summit, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Aiken Summit.

Adding Aiken Summit to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Aiken Summit in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Aiken Summit was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Aiken Summit.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Aiken Summit. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Henry County: www.co.henry.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/